Comments on: Money Mistakes Parents Make http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/money-mistakes-parents-make/ Stories of Raising Responsible Kids Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:48:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Brigitte http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/money-mistakes-parents-make/comment-page-1/#comment-2598 Brigitte Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:47:21 +0000 http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=307#comment-2598 I remember eading something once that said NOT to let the children know you were under a financial strain, because they might be stressed! I say phooey, as long as you don't harp on it. My parents didn't have much when I was growing up, and they were honest about what they could and could not afford. I knew I could pine for big-ticket items, but it was pointless to ask, because they truly could not buy it. I had a rough idea of what COULD be asked for. As long as the parents are honest about it (don't say you can't afford it, then turn around and buy it or some other big-ticket foo-foo item the next week). I remember eading something once that said NOT to let the children know you were under a financial strain, because they might be stressed! I say phooey, as long as you don’t harp on it. My parents didn’t have much when I was growing up, and they were honest about what they could and could not afford.

I knew I could pine for big-ticket items, but it was pointless to ask, because they truly could not buy it. I had a rough idea of what COULD be asked for. As long as the parents are honest about it (don’t say you can’t afford it, then turn around and buy it or some other big-ticket foo-foo item the next week).

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